I must say that the whole section dedicated to the OG Droid is seeing less and less activity every day... It is the natural course of technology although the Original Droid started a revolution in the smart phone world and created the best online community i have ever been a part of..

With all the excitement about new phones that are about to pop i must say that in 18 years of owning cell phones the Motorola Droid has the been the best. I bought it close to release and i still have the very first one, no issues or any malfunctions ever. It is still serving me well and it will be the first cell phone i would actually keep after buying a new one. I think you can't ask for a better back up device.

It is true, can't stop progress. I think the D1 will have a place in most our hearts. I got mine a week after launch and had it until the D3 dropped as the D2 just wasn't a real upgrade over a rooted D1. I had to get a refurb because I smashed the screen, but that one is still rockin as my daughters game pad. It'll be around for a while, until we buy her a Nintendo DS or something else, but then it will be my backup. It was my first smartphone and got me into hacking and modding and introduced me to this great community which I have watched grow at an amazing rate these past 2 yrs.
It may fade, but it wont die for a long time...

Its definitely hard to explain. Especially for those of us who got started in hardware modding by it. I got mine about a year ago. Flash Player is what drove me to root and install custom recoveries for unofficial updates.
I've since moved on to the Atrix, and I must say, its nothing compared to what my OG was. I don't think any device ever will be. It just can't be killed by conventional weapons.

Still looking for a better reason to post from anything other than the OG (NPrime?)

Same here. I've had my OG Droid since November 2009. Barely hanging in there. Reality is this phone is way too underpowered for today's world. It's the phone that got me hooked on Android, and will be a classic forever.

I'm right there with you Guy's. Since I've rooted this bad boy its opened me up to a whole new world. Thank you to all the devs who made all this possible, and it is sad to see the OG forums so quiet, but I am looking forward to the prime.

I know what you guys mean, I almost feel like I would be betraying my phone by getting a new one. The glory years are over but I can still remember what it was like and I don't think any phone will ever have roms like the droid. It was the phone that made android what it is and the best phone for a long time. I love my droid and ill always have it, SS5.5 has put new life in it but its only a matter of time before its over. I don't know what it is but I've never had this sort of attachment to a piece of tech. Most of the time I can't wait to upgrade but there just something about my good ol' OG Droid and all the memories of the hundreds of roms I've flashed... long live the D1!

Interesting thoughts. My D1 still sits on my work desk ready to go (even though I now use my D3). It's a special machine. The feeling is the same as when I had my first computer (sinclair and a breadboard machine), it was a revolutionary time.

Got my Droid the week after release. It's been a terrific phone. It has taken all the abuse I could throw at it and never missed a beat. It's had more roms on it than most public toilet seats have had butts, but it just keeps on going. Great historic phone (to me anyway).

My wife has my Droid now with Chevy's SS4.96 on it. It is a rock solid stable phone still.

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